The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-11
THE RAG BAG.
DOllytTalks Over the Events of
the New Year With Will.

Will said to me few days before
the first of the year dolly shall | 60
calling this year or shall l stay
at home with your" "Will," | an
swered, II do not intend receiving
this year, so | think you had best call
on some of the other ladies" Will
laughed and said she and Tom X.
had thought of going together, but he
wished me to be perfectly willing and
so like dutiful husband
he had asked my advice" Then
/ laughed. for | don't, you see,
Willie was very snrewd and had made
all his arrangements with his friend
before he counseled with me at all,
and had 1 refused would, no dOubr,
have gone just the same. L am wise
woman in my way, however, and l
saw that Will wan Ell to 60 and so L
helped him out. l said. Will here
is something in the 'ragbag which re-
lates to your dress and perhaps it will
give you an idea" and read aloud:
"The gentleman above all should not
wear any portion of evening dress,
The crushed hat, the white tie, the
p,tent feathers are as much prohibit
ed as the spike-tail coat or the abre-
waited vest. The proper costume is
silk hat, Prince Albert coat, black
trousers and'the necRtie should be of
neutral tint Gloves are prohibited,
and must be taken off on entering the
house"
Will listened very attentively and
then said, "but Dolly l look
perfectly awful in a silk
hat and even in my counting days
hated to wear one. Somehow a silk,
hat makes my chin too short and my
nose too long, don't you think
might 60 withCut the hat DollyT
"No," | said firmly, cit says gentle
man above all must wear a silk hat,
etc. and I shouln hate TO think my
husband wasn't gentleman" "Oh
as to that" said Will, 81 suppose an
a gentleman, at least | daresay | am
bat oh, shoot the hat p tNow Willie
no slang. but get you >ilk hat and
your calling rig will be complete.
Will sighed and then he took out Of
its paper lined box his old silk hat to
see if it "wouldn' do"
/ vetoed that and he went down Il
-Shultz's and came home with one il
which he looked exactly like ''OlC
Sport" but l did not tell him so, and
he seemed very much contented will
himself indeed Il have since learned
that certain young lady was az th,
hatters' when " ill was looking at tn,
hats, and she told him that he looked
pesfectly lovely in one he tried OH ant
Will swallowed the tafy with
out a grimace and bought it.
did not leave the house all day aftel
Will left me, gorgeously arrayed
New Years day. and after an earl,
tea was sitting with the children whel
suddenly the door opened and VIII
came in. The children flew to kis
and greet him, bat he put them asid
with only ga little kiss APIECE" a
Bessie said, and hastily sank into
chair. "Why, Willie" l said, "wha
is the NATTER" 'Oh, nothing, only
Dolly, do you suppose the Lord eve
forgives man for being cons rne'
fooIg" Certainly" | said, cheer
fully, eff the man does what he Cal
to reform his foolishness. Why d,
you ask ?" Why, because here [ am,
he said, ga fool without doubt. |
was as cold as thunder to-day, yet
didn't have scarf or a pocket hand
kerchief or muffier to keep my ear
from freezing fast to my head, but sa
that silk hat on my head and mad
calls OH two hundred and sky fiv
women. Then every one of thos
women made me eat something anC
Dolly | don't want to be vulgar vol
know but | am too full for anything
in the world but a link of sausage
They say wine is an awful thing t
give man when entertaining him
but by thumps: | think fif y-fve cup
of coffee is pretty near equal to few
glasses of wine-small glasses to-
Dolly. don't you think so? said
did and Will proceeded.
"Then you see, Dolly, nobody goe
calling any more but kids and the rat
test old bachelors there are in town
/ really felt sorry FIR the ladies whel
/ saw them with their lovely undress
es on and nobody to see them blu
kids, with their eternal shipper anC
their ali now Miss Mary you ar,
too cruel, by Jove, talk, and old fel
lows with their few hairs CAREFUL,
laid over the bald places on the top O